דף

Hebrew

Root
ד־פ־ף (d-p-p)
2 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒁾 (ṭuppum, “tablet”), itself borrowed from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”), compare Aramaic דַּפָּא (dappā, “page, tablet”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daf/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

דַּף • (dáf) m (plural indefinite דַּפִּים, singular construct דַּף־, plural construct דַּפֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (archaic) a board, plank
2. (archaic) a column (in a scroll)
3. A sheet of paper.
4. A page, a leaf.
   1. (Internet) web page

Declension

Declension of דַּף

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	דַּף	first	דַּפִּי		דַּפֵּנוּ
	definite	הַדַּף	second	דַּפְּךָ	דַּפֵּךְ	דַּפְּכֶם	דַּפְּכֶן
	construct	דַּף־	third	דַּפּוֹ	דַּפָּהּ	דַּפָּם	דַּפָּן
plural	indefinite	דַּפִּים	first	דפיי / דַּפַּי		דַּפֵּינוּ
	definite	הַדַּפִּים	second	דַּפֶּיךָ	דפייך / דַּפַּיִךְ	דַּפֵּיכֶם	דַּפֵּיכֶן
	construct	דַּפֵּי־	third	דַּפָּיו	דַּפֶּיהָ	דַּפֵּיהֶם	דַּפֵּיהֶן

Synonyms

• (Internet): דף אינטרנט (daf ínternet, “Web page”)

Derived terms

• דִּפְדֵּף (difdéf)
• דפדפן (dafdefán)
• דַּף בַּיִת (dáf báyit)

See also

• נייר / נְיָר (n'yár)
• עַמּוּד (amúd)
• צַד (tsád)

References

• “דף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "דף" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language